Liz O. Baylen

Liz O. Baylen is a senior audio editor at the New York Times working on narrative audio projects as well as “The Daily” podcast. She came to The Times in 2017 as the Director of Enterprise Video leading a team of journalists in producing a robust and ambitious body of short documentaries like “Four Days With a Rohingya Family in Exile” and “Sexual Abuse Inside Immigration Detention Facilities.” From there she was tapped to become a part of the core team that created the Times’ Emmy-winning television series, “The Weekly.”

Before joining the New York Times, she worked at The Los Angeles Times as a visual journalist. She has spent her career reporting and producing narrative work in national, international and investigative realms. She’s a three-time Pulitzer finalist, most recently in 2013 for her photography documenting the opioid epidemic here in the United States. She was also the creative director and lead video editor for “Beyond 7 Billion,” a Los Angeles Times series about world population that was honored with a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award in 2013. In 2011 she was a part of the team that was honored with a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for its coverage of the aftermath of Haiti's earthquake. Her still and video journalism has also been recognized by World Press Photo, the National Press Photographers Association and White House News Photographers Association. She’s also been named Multimedia Photographer of the Year by Pictures of the Year International. She got her start at The Washington Times after graduating from Ohio University.

Latest

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    The United States vs. the iPhone

    Washington’s crackdown on Big Tech is coming for Apple.

    By Sabrina Tavernise, David McCabe, Carlos Prieto, Mooj Zadie, Eric Krupke, Summer Thomad, Liz O. Baylen, Brad Fisher, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano, Diane Wong, Elisheba Ittoop and Alyssa Moxley

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    Oregon Decriminalized Drugs. Voters Now Regret It.

    State lawmakers are about to reverse course, making the possession of hard narcotics an offense again.

    By Michael Barbaro, Mike Baker, Stella Tan, Shannon Lin, Summer Thomad, Mooj Zadie, Liz O. Baylen, Marion Lozano, Dan Powell and Chris Wood

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    A Deadly Aid Delivery and Growing Threat of Famine in Gaza

    Desperate Gazans descended on aid trucks. Israeli troops opened fire. But exactly how people died, and who was responsible, remains contested.

    By Sabrina Tavernise, Hiba Yazbek, Sydney Harper, Rachelle Bonja, Lynsea Garrison, Liz O. Baylen, Lisa Chow, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano, Elisheba Ittoop and Alyssa Moxley

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    How Poisoned Applesauce Found Its Way to Kids

    Hundreds of American children were poisoned after a lead-tainted product sailed through gaps in the food-safety system.

    By Michael Barbaro, Christina Jewett, Alex Stern, Rachelle Bonja, Diana Nguyen, Liz O. Baylen, Marion Lozano, Dan Powell, Rowan Niemisto and Alyssa Moxley

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    Stranded in Rafah as an Israeli Invasion Looms

    Two Gazans on life in the territory’s southernmost city.

    By Sabrina Tavernise, Rachelle Bonja, Lynsea Garrison, Stella Tan, Paige Cowett, Liz O. Baylen, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano, Corey Schreppel and Alyssa Moxley

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    How a Paradise Became a Death Trap: An Update

    Many residents of Lahaina, on Maui, tried to escape — but they had nowhere to go.

    By Sabrina Tavernise, Lynsea Garrison, Will Reid, Sydney Harper, Michael Benoist, Liz O. Baylen, Marion Lozano, Dan Powell and Alyssa Moxley

  7.  

    Should You Rent or Buy? The New Math.

    For many millennials, buying a home is almost entirely out of reach.

    By Michael Barbaro, Rikki Novetsky, Alex Stern, Jessica Cheung, Marc Georges, Liz O. Baylen, Lisa Chow, Dan Powell, Rowan Niemisto, Marion Lozano and Alyssa Moxley

  8.  

    The Doctors of Gaza

    Doctors working inside the Gaza Strip tell their stories of survival.

    By Sabrina Tavernise, Lynsea Garrison, Rachelle Bonja, Jessica Cheung, Lisa Chow, Liz O. Baylen, Ben Calhoun, Rowan Niemisto, Pat McCusker, Dan Powell and Alyssa Moxley

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    The Many Missed Warnings Before Maine’s Mass Shooting

    The police were warned about the deteriorating mental health of an Army reservist months before a deadly shooting.

    By Michael Barbaro, Eric Krupke, Olivia Natt, Summer Thomad, Rachelle Bonja, Liz O. Baylen, Dan Powell, Pat McCusker, Marion Lozano, Rowan Niemisto and Chris Wood

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    A New Threat: Surprise Hurricanes

    Hurricane Otis transformed from a tropical storm to a deadly Category 5 hurricane in a day, defying forecasts.

    By Michael Barbaro, Olivia Natt, Eric Krupke, Clare Toeniskoetter, Lynsea Garrison, Devon Taylor, Liz O. Baylen, Marion Lozano, Elisheba Ittoop, Pat McCusker and Chris Wood

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